January 11, 2007

We Go Together Like A Horse And Carriage

Sent at 10:17 AM on Tuesday

Frema: Are you thinking of foods I hate?Luke: Seafood, of all kinds. Cheese on sandwiches, but not on burgers.Macaroni and cheese. Eggs.Frema: Didn't you see the list I sent you?Luke: No.Frema: Those are already on the list.Luke: I didn't get the list.Frema: I'm looking at the copy in my Sent folder. I'll send it again.Luke: OKFrema: Did you get it?Luke: When have you had Indian food? Or Thai food?Frema: I haven't.Luke: You liked the Japanese food you had at House of Kobe.Frema: But I like beef.Luke: You also liked the soup, and there are many noodles dishes you'd like, too. You just wouldn't like sushi. There's also a lot of Chinese food you'd like, too.Frema: Well, what about stuff you know I don't like?Luke: There are Chinese dishes not far off from the stirfry I make.Since when don't you like burritos?Frema: Have you ever seen me eat a burrito?Luke: No. But they're pretty much closed tacos.Frema: With beans!Luke: Burritos don't have to have beans.Frema: Then why can't I just have a taco?Luke: I've had a lot of burritos with no beans.Burritos are less mess, being rolled and all.Frema: I can fold my taco.Luke: They can have just about anything inside and still be a burrito.They don't necessarily have beans to be a burrito.But you wouldn't like a bean burrito.Frema: OK.Luke: Quiche.Frema: Can you just answer my original question?Luke: You wouldn't like quiche.Frema: Oooh! Or any sort of pot pie.Luke: But pot pies can be good if made right. They're pretty much stew in a crust.Frema: But I don't want the crust.Can I post this conversation on my blog?Luke: Your mom posts this conversation!Frema: I'll take that as a yes.

Love it! The burrito/taco converstaion sounds very similar to an argument I once had with someone over the difference between a burrito and a soft taco.

Me: What's the difference? They're both in a soft tortilla; one's folded and one's rolled. Do we really need a seperate menu item for a folded burrito?
Someone: Soft tacos have beef; burritos have beans.
Me: Umm...hello? BEEF Burrito.
Someone: Oh. You're right. There is no such thing as a soft taco. It's all just a burrito. You are the smartest, prettiest girl in the whole world.

Okay maybe I made that last part up. But the rest of the conversation definitely happened exactly like that.

Yes, the crust is the best part of pot pie. The crust of bread is the best part of the bread, but some people we know have never eaten the crust. They just don't. All that is OK because we eat to live and don't live to eat, most of the time. Except when it feels right.

Sorry I'm chiming in late. But you were indeed right...burritos in general have beans. And are bigger. (Like the steak one I had a little while ago - so much for making Molly have to pay up on my account, huh?) That is what differentiates them from tacos. And authentic tacos from Mexico do not have lettuce and tomatoes, like burritos do.

Reminders

"The Lord is my helper,
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?"
- Hebrews 13:6
"The best way out is always through."
- Robert Frost
"Breathe, pray, be kind, stop grabbing."
- Anne Lamott
"Mere completion is a rather honorable achievement in its own right."
- Liz Gilbert
"When we tell our stories,
we change the world."
- Brené Brown